Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 27,800, Honyost Folts, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Folts, Honyost Foltz or John Goss
S. 27,800
CONTENTS

See 1835 list - Invalid pension- ers of Rensselaer Co., N.Y.

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
10964
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
Nov. 23, 1926
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostat copy of 1 page from the Rev. War pension claim, S. 27800, of Honyost Folts.
No. of copies one Shall form be kept standing? no days
For further information see A. E. Wilson, 5033 541 Room No. Phone No.
Approved: [Signature] Chief Clerk of Bureau
[Signature] Chief of Branch Division
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate
Multigraph single or double space? Facsimile signature?
Mimeograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature?
Folding once or twice?
Assembling Once? Twice? Sides? End?
Stapling Once? Twice? Sides? End?
Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? Dated?
Table with 4 columns: Item, Quantity, Unit, Price. Rows include: Addressograph from lists, Envelopes, size, Proof list, Labels (submit sample), Fill in letters, Cards, size, Pay rolls, Corrections, Tabulation sheets.
Photostat X Size actual Official use? Repay? yes $ 0.15
Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $
Remarks
See receipt for payment by Nicholas G. Weaver - W18234

NOTE: Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without formal reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of bureaus.
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INDICATE BY AN X IN PROPER SQUARE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
Make new addressograph plate
Change present addressograph plate
Destroy present addressograph plate
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FOR USE OF DUPLICATING AND ADDRESSING SECTION
ADDRESSOGRAPH
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INVALID.
Rev  27,800  !
File No. 27,800
Hon. J. H. Holtz
Pa. No. S. D.
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1926. Nov. 29. photo. mailed to Frank D. Duel, 10451 Heyes Ave. Schenectady, N.Y. (see receipt for payment in Nicholas G. Weaver. W. 18234. aw

New York.
John Lost Folty.
Private, in Co Capt Harber Reg t Co Belenger U. S. Army.
Rev
Inscribed on the roll of the New York Agency, at $5, and increased to $8, per month, by act 24 th April 1816.
Formal certificate issued 13 March 1824, and sent to Looland Paddock, Watertown, N.Y.

See letter 22 April 1831 to the Albany Agency.

State of New-York.
CLERK'S OFFICE,
JEFFERSON COUNTY, SS.
I, Henry H. Sherwood, Clerk of the County of Jefferson, and Clerk of the court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county,
Do Hereby certify, that Calvin M c Knight Esq r
whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the annexed Instrument and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Jefferson, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised by law to take such do such business as Justice of the Peace
And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature of Calvin M c Knight subscribed to the said certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Justice
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Sixth day of February 182 4
H H Sherwood

Application for a New Certificate
County of Jefferson ss
On this 16 th day of February 1824 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Jefferson presently appears Henry Fotts who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Harler in the Regiment command- =ed by Colonel Peter Belinger in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of New York, but has never received a formal certificate and now wishes to obtain one
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day and year aforesaid
His Henry X Fotts Mark
Alvin M. Knight JP
State of New York
To the Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secy. of War
Fotts has not drawn his pension since the 4 th March last and wishes his pension certificate to be dated so that he may draw his back pay he is Very Poor and has been in great want of his pension
Very Respectfully
Watertown Jefferson County New York 1 st July 1824 Lovland Paddock Agt

NY.
★ John Joseph Fults FOLTS, JOHN JOSEPH
Revolutionary War
B L Reg. 216 616-1855
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  BOUNTY LAND FILES  ACT OF 18 55 Rejected # 216 616  VETERAN John Joseph Fults  GRADE Private  SERVICE 1776 Capt. Ward  NY Mils  CAN NO. 1752 BUNDLE NO. 132

216.616. ac 3 Mar { Oct 3 } 88
John Gotts & Margaret Stetson children of John Joseph Gotts. Serg
Capt. Darn Wood
At Y. - mil.
War of Revolution
Pensioner - 1/2 pay increased to full pay
Invalid
W.H. Pensioned Invalid
Roll Papers Burnt
Claimants
Howler
St Lawrence
ct. York

St. Clements, Sept. 23, 1856
1573

State of New York } County of St Lawrence } ss
On this 30th day of August one thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and state of New York, John Holts of the town of Pamela in the County of Jefferson and state aforesaid Aged Sixty Eight years and Margaret Streeter of the town of Hamble in the County of St Lawrence and state of New York Aged Seventy five years who being duly sworn according to law severally declare that they are the Children and only Children of John Joseph Holts who was a surgeon in a company of Rangers commanded by Captain Darnwood in the Revolutionary War. said John Joseph Holts was mustered into service in the County of Herkimer in the state aforesaid and continued in actual service in said War until he was wounded and unable to do duty longer which occurred on the ninth day of July but cannot state what year. said John Joseph Holts drew a half pay Pension for and on account of said disability and said Pension was increased to full pay on or about the year 1813 and that said John Joseph Holts died about the year 1835 and that Margaret his Wife died on or about the year 1824 And also declare that said John Joseph Holts never applied for or received any Bounty Land to which he was entitled for said service and said

said John Holts and Margaret Streeter severally declare that they have not here tofore applied for the Bounty Land to which they may be entitled for the services of the said John Joseph Holts deceased They severally make this declaration now for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which they may be entitled and respectfully request that their Bounty Land Warrant when issued may be sent to them at Fowler St Lawrence County and State of New York
Yrs Truly
Margaret Streeter
We James Streeter and Nanny Pinney residents of Fowler County of St Lawrence and State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by John Holts and Margaret Streeter in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the Applicants that they are the identical persons they represent themselves to be that we have known the said John Joseph Holts and Margaret his wife when living, knew of their cohabiting together as man & wife and have good reason to believe that they were lawfully married and that they know that the said John Holts and Margaret Streeter are the children and only children of the said John Joseph Holts deceased James Streeter

Nancy Kinney
The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the year above written and I am duly sworn and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimants are the persons that they represent themselves to be and that I have no interest in this claim
Thomas P. Hazelton J.P.

STATE OF NEW YORK, St. Lawrence County, Clerk's Office,
} ss.
I, GEORGE S. WINSLOW, Clerk of said County of St. Lawrence, and also Clerk of the Courts of Record, directed by law to be held therein, do hereby certify, that Thomas J. Hasleton before whom the annexed affidavit was made, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorised to take the same; and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice, and verily believe his signature to the jurat of the annexed affidavit is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County and Courts, this tenth day of September 185 3
George S. Winslow CLERK.